Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 22 compound words that contain counsel. The most common are listed below. Open counsel in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- Legal counsel
- general counselThe chief in-house lawyer for a company or a governmental department.
- counsel of perfectionAdvice as to a means of striving for moral perfection.
- Defense counsel
- independent counselA special prosecutor.
- counsel of despairA proposal or piece of advice that indicates one has given up on trying to fix a given obstacle or problem.
- Senior CounselAn honorific status officially conferred on senior or meritorious barristers (and occasionally other kinds of lawyer).
- right of counselThe right of a person accused of a crime to consult with an attorney before speaking with police.
- special counselA special prosecutor.
- King's CounselAn honorific status officially conferred on senior or meritorious barristers (and occasionally other kinds of lawyer) during the reign of a king.
- Queen's CounselAn honorific status officially conferred on senior or meritorious barristers (and occasionally other kinds of lawyer) during the reign of a queen.
- defence counselSynonym of defense attorney: A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.
- evangelical counselsingular of evangelical counsels
- keep counselTo keep one's counsel.
- learned counselA courteous description used to refer to a lawyer.
- keep one's own counselTo keep one's own business private; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning one's own thoughts, deeds, or situation.
- co-counselAlternative form of cocounsel: joint counsel
- keeping counselpresent participle and gerund of keep counsel
- kept counselsimple past and past participle of keep counsel
- keeps counselthird-person singular simple present indicative of keep counsel: To keep one's counsel.
- keep one's counselTo keep one's own business private; to be careful, circumspect, or discreet in what one says concerning one's own deeds, situation, or thoughts.
- keeping one's counselpresent participle and gerund of keep one's counsel
- keeping one's own counselpresent participle and gerund of keep one's own counsel
- keeps one's counselthird-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's counsel: To keep one's own business private; to be careful, circumspect, or discreet in what one says concerning one's own deeds, situation, or thoughts.
- keeps one's own counselthird-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's own counsel: To keep one's own business private; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning one's own thoughts, deeds, or situation.
Compound words 22
- cocounseljoint counsel
- miscounselTo counsel or advise wrongly.
- precounselTo prophesy.
- counsellableWilling to receive counsel or follow advice.
- counselestsecond-person singular simple present indicative of counsel
- counseleththird-person singular simple present indicative of counsel: The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
- counsellestsecond-person singular simple present indicative of counsel
- counselleththird-person singular simple present indicative of counsel: The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
- counsellingAlternative spelling of counseling: Assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties.
- counselorsplural of counselor: A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.